Blacksmith&#39;s tongs.



' No. 859,429. PATENTED JULY 9, 1907.

v J. G. BROWN.

BLAGKSMITHS TONGS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR-16, 1907.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN G. BROWN, OF JERSEYVILLE, ILLINOIS, ASSTGNOR OF ONE-THIRD TO GEORGEDOENGES, OF JERSEYVILLE, ILLINOIS.

BLACKSMI'IHS TONGS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 9, 190'}.

Application filed March 16,1907. Serial No. 362,689.

United States, residing at J erseyville, in the county of Jersey andState of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Blacksmiths Tongs, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention has relation to blacksmiths tongs and it consists in thenovel construction and arrangement of its parts as hereinafter shown anddescribed.

The object of the invention is to provide a pair of tongs, thework'engaging ends of which are of such construction that the tongs mayreadily grasp and retain a relatively thin or thick piece of workwithout requiring adjustment'of the pivotal connection between the tongmembers or other parts in connection therewith. The work engaging endsof the tongs are provided with ex tremities for engaging and retainingpieces of -WOIl having plane or flat siufaces and between the saidextremities and the pivot which connects the tong members together, thesaid ends are provided with arcuate portions for engaging and retainingcylindrical bodies such as rod, pipe, etc. The ends of the said arcuateportions Overlap each other and the work-engaging surfaces of theextremities are locatednponthe same edge of the work-engaging end as theoonvexed edge of the arcuate portion. Both members of the tongs areidentically alike in configuration and dimensions.

In the accompanying drawing:Figure 1 is a side elevation of the tongsclosed. Fig. Zis an edge view of 'the same, and Fig. 3 is a sideelevation of the tongs open. p o

The tongs are composed of the members 1, l which are identically alikein shape and dimensions. The

said members are-pivoted together as at 2. I As the said members areexactly alike a description of one will answer for both. Each member isprovided with a straight gaging surface 7 of the extremity 5 is locatedat the same edge or side of the member as the convexed surface of thearcuate portion 4. The pivotal point 2 between the members 1, 1 islocated at the point of merger of the handles 3 with the arcuateportions 4 and the opposite ends of said arcuate portions overlap eachother whereby the work-engaging surfaces 7 of the extremities 5 arelocated directly opposite each other.

The handles 3 and the extremities 5 extend substantially radially withrelation to the arcuate portions 4 but are slightly out of alinementwith each other so that when the extremities 5 are brought togethertheir longitudinal ax es will be disposed at an acute angle. Thus, it ispossible for the tip ends of said extremities to pick up and retain verythin material while the extremities may be spread apart for aconsiderable distance and still be so disposed as to hold thick materialwithout unduly stretching the hand of the smith. While the-tongs areintended chiefly for holding work upon an anvil they may be used in thecapacity of pliers or pincers and the serrated surfaces 7 along theconcaved edges of theportions 4 may be used for holding cylindricalbodies such as round rod, pipe, etc.

When used in thelast named capacity the pivot may be transferred to theperforations 8 when the work may be held between-the arcuate portions 4by bringing the handles 33 toward each other.

In testimony that'I claim the foregoing as my own, I

have hereto afiixed my signature in the presence 'of two witnesses. i

JOHN G. BROWN.

Witnesses CHRISTIAN HARMS, JEFFERSON KING.

